Nonprofit · EIN 54-0985006
VIRGINIA OPERA ASSOC INC
Tax-exempt · NORFOLK, VA 23501
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $4,942,255 | $5,219,214 | -$276,959 | $1,014,176 | $1,027,990 | -$13,814 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $4,986,364 | $5,586,649 | -$600,285 | $1,058,068 | $794,923 | $263,145 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $5,523,879 | $5,161,074 | $362,805 | $1,716,905 | $853,475 | $863,430 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,302,922
- of which government grants
- $941,075
- Program service revenue
- $1,246,634
- Investment income
- $688
- Net income from fundraising events
- $133,359
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $12,786
- Other revenue
- $392,011
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $184,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,862,048
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,296,856
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $247,938
- Travel
- $340,302
- Depreciation
- $43,879
- Program services (functional)
- $3,881,145
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,027,067
- Fundraising (functional)
- $311,002
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,058,068
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,014,176
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,027,990
- Net assets, end of year
- -$13,814
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $61,388
- Publicly traded securities
- $5,015
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$1,775,686
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,761,872
- Gross unrelated business income
- $114,334
- Gross receipts
- $5,042,382
- Employees
- 127
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1975
- State of legal domicile
- VA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN-PAUL SCHAEFER | GENERAL DIRECTOR & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $184,000 |
| BETH GULLETTE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| DEBORAH WYLD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LOTT | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| TIANA SMITH-CLUFF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOSEE COVINGTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DR ELISABETH MUHLENFELD WOLLAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ELSA MA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| COURTNEY HYERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROY HART | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| GWEN BURROUGHS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| AMBER TAYLOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DANTE WALSTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RAYMOND DEFRANK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KATHY HEATON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
22 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEANNIE P BALILES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SUE PATOW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MASZAROS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TOM NICHOLSON III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SUSAN QUATE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ERIC PETERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| EDWARD FINLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER COFFING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BESS DECKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LENORE HART | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN LE MONS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| INA D LEVY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| VALERIE NEFF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| GERALD J PEPE PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DR JOHN REYNOLDS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RICHARD PULLEY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| ALLAN S REYNOLDS JR ESQ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| NICOLAS SCHUCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARTHA LEE SHAW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| HON LYDIA C TAYLOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| WARREN RICHARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ANDREA HOLLOWAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 41 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEGGY KRIHA MILLER | GENERAL DIRECTOR & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $183,276 |
| DONNA ALLEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DEBORAH WYLD | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LOTT | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA HOLMES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOSEE COVINGTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DR ELISABETH MUHLENFELD WOLLAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| NANCY BRANCH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| COURTNEY HYERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROY HART | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| GWEN BURROUGHS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| HELLE DRESDNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PETER M HUBER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RAYMOND DEFRANK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KATHY HEATON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JEANNIE P BALILES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LAUREN KADISH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MASZAROS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TOM NICHOLSON III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SUSAN QUATE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARY VIRGINIA OVERHOLSER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PATRICK PATRONG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER COFFING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BESS DECKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARY POSTMA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LENORE HART | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN LE MONS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| INA D LEVY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| EDWARD L LILLY MD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SUE ANN MESSMER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| VALERIE NEFF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| GERALD J PEPE PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PATTI PUSEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DR JOHN REYNOLDS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RICHARD PULLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ALLAN S REYNOLDS JR ESQ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| NICOLAS SCHUCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARTHA LEE SHAW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| HON LYDIA C TAYLOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| WARREN RICHARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ANDREA HOLLOWAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 41 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEGGY KRIHA MILLER | GENERAL DIRECTOR & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $175,091 |
| DONNA ALLEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DEBORAH WYLD | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LOTT | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA HOLMES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOSEE COVINGTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DR ELISABETH MUHLENFELD WOLLAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| NANCY BRANCH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| COURTNEY HYERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROY HART | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| GWEN BURROUGHS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| HELLE DRESDNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PETER M HUBER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RAYMOND DEFRANK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KATHY HEATON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JEANNIE P BALILES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LAUREN KADISH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MASZAROS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TOM NICHOLSON III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SUSAN QUATE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARY VIRGINIA OVERHOLSER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PATRICK PATRONG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER COFFING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BESS DECKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARY POSTMA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LENORE HART | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN LE MONS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| INA D LEVY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| EDWARD L LILLY MD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SUE ANN MESSMER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| VALERIE NEFF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| GERALD J PEPE PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PATTI PUSEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DR JOHN REYNOLDS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RICHARD PULLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ALLAN S REYNOLDS JR ESQ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| NICOLAS SCHUCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARTHA LEE SHAW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| HON LYDIA C TAYLOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| WARREN RICHARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ANDREA HOLLOWAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 2580, NORFOLK, VA 23501-2580
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JOHN-PAUL SCHAEFER, P O BOX 2580, NORFOLK, VA 23501
- Signed the 990
- JOHN-PAUL SCHAEFER, GENERAL DIRECTOR AND CEO
- Phone
- (757) 627-9545
- Website
- WWW.VAOPERA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CAVANAUGH NELSON PLC
Mission
THE VIRGINIA OPERA ASSOCIATION, INC. WORKS TO ATTRACT, EDUCATE, DEVELOP AND ENGAGE A DIVERSE BASE OF AUDIENCES, VOLUNTEERS AND PROFESSIONALS THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND PRODUCTION OF QUALITY PERFORMANCES IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.
Program accomplishments
- PERFORMANCE OF OPERAS FOR THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS CULTURAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS AND OTHER GROUPS.Expenses $3,881,145 · revenue $1,390,952
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 54-0985006
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1975
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A6A0)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,014,176
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,042,382
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $4,942,255 | $5,219,214 | $1,014,176 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $4,986,364 | $5,586,649 | $1,058,068 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $5,523,879 | $5,161,074 | $1,716,905 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $4,475,698 | $4,644,967 | $2,159,868 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 54-0985006).
Questions about VIRGINIA OPERA ASSOC INC
- What is the EIN of VIRGINIA OPERA ASSOC INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of VIRGINIA OPERA ASSOC INC is 54-0985006.
- Is VIRGINIA OPERA ASSOC INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1975.
- Are donations to VIRGINIA OPERA ASSOC INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does VIRGINIA OPERA ASSOC INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of VIRGINIA OPERA ASSOC INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did VIRGINIA OPERA ASSOC INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of VIRGINIA OPERA ASSOC INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JOHN-PAUL SCHAEFER.
- Who are the officers and directors of VIRGINIA OPERA ASSOC INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 37 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $184,000 (JOHN-PAUL SCHAEFER, GENERAL DIRECTOR & CEO).
- How much revenue does VIRGINIA OPERA ASSOC INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,942,255, expenses of $5,219,214 and total assets of $1,014,176 at year end.
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